I am not entirely sure if you are asking about the process to qualify for the olympics in general, or how some young swimmers are able to perform well enough to qualify.

What percentage of swimmers qualify for junior olympics. For jude damouni (class of 2026), gabriella damouni (class. For the junior national championships in august 2017, for example, the. The young athletes must be 15, 16, 17 or 18 years old on 31 december in the year of the games.

It is charged with selecting the united states olympic swimming team and any other teams that. Swimmers must place in the district championship in the age division they will compete in during the aau junior olympic games. If a young athlete is interested.

Single athletes have until june 29, 2020, to. Born in 2004 or later. The junior version of the olympics is only open to us competitors and held in american cities.

Since 1967, the competition has given young athletes a chance to perform on a national stage,. Swimmers only qualify for the olympics when they meet the time requirements at a fina approved swim meet, like winter nationals. Usa swimming posts time standards for races measured in short course yards or long course meters.

Performances in the individual olympic events at the qualifying competition will be prioritized for each gender as described in this section. For each discipline, world and continental junior championships as well as world junior rankings and qualifying events allow the athletes to qualify for the yog. Each lsc governs competitive swimming in its respective area and is required to hold a championship invitational meet twice a year at the end of winter and summer for both.

The age groups for the events in which they compete are defined in collaboration with the. 1.3.4 application of priorities for team selection. For the swimming competitions at the 2020 summer olympics, the following qualification systems are in place.